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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

things earthly. The healthfulness Of the
island is uugueStioned, and DR. Murray's sug
gestion that the government make it a sanI-
tarium for disabled seamen is one worthy OF
the attention of congress. About the quar-
antine station is found the principal verdure
of the island, which consists Of pine and live
oak, interspcrsed with palmetto gladcs and
coarse grasses. That independent and most
saucy of all American songsters, the mocking
bird is here in force and its song is heard
night and day minglns with the everlasting
roar OF the surf. The Indians have rightly
named it the four hundred tongued bird
The south beach is usually covered
with shells and other products Of the
sea, this island and the others interrspting the
drift of shells to the shore Of the mainland.
On Ship island. as at several places on the
main shore, can lie heard the mysterious
music made by friction between the angular
particles OF what is known as the singing
sands In early years this weird music was
the source Of much speculation and fear
among the superstitious In the spring time
the salt water Of the gulf, as in all the warm
seas, is filled with microscopic specks of life,
known as noctiuca, which gives out the
phoSphorescence which on dark nights leaves
a track Of silyerv light behind passing boat
bright enough to read by, or, when the sur
face of the water is tossed into billows, pre-
sents a view grand as it is awe inspiring.
Gustave Dore must have had sight of =
phosphorcscent sea on n dark, windy night To
help him in his faithful portrayal of the burn
ing lake in Dante's Inferno
Ship island harbor is one Of the finest in the
United States 1t was here, in the month OF
February, l699, that Lsmoyns dlbsrville,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
WHY They ARE NOT PURE.

The absolute purity of the Royal Baking Powder IS =
fact questioned by but the questions are ne
queny asked Why do other manufacturers, aSo' put
up pure baking powders free from lime aum and other adu
terants? that the Royal the only pure baking
powder made?
There three classes of these articles: Cream OF tartar
baking powders made from of tartar and bcaroonte
soda; phosphate baking powders in which phosphate acid
used substitute for of tartar; and alum baking
powders, made from burnt alum and soda
Burnt alum baking powders of the cheapest class.
They cost less four pound, concededy pol
sonous and because weknown nferioty never
sold under their true Baking powders sold with
prize or gift of this class
The phosphate baking powders contain from to II per
cent me which ingredient of the phosphate used In
them substitute for Of tartar 1t Impossible 70
eradicate the lime from this class of powders This baking
powder is next to the alum baking powders IN cost
The of baking powders, to which class the
belongs be pure must be made from absolutely pure
cream The Royal Baking Powder is made from
cream of specially refined and prepared for its by
patent processes which the of lime totally
eliminated There is other process by which cream OF
tartar be freed from lme-nade 100 per cent pure
in quantities practical commercial purposes. Other
baking powder makers being able obtain these chem
cay pure goods (Which used exclusively the RoyaD
are dependent upon of of the market refined
bv the odshioned methods for their supply and by those
methods impossible eliminate the lime and other i'm
purites
These why the Royal is absolutely pure,
while all other baking powders either lime alum
vital Importance of absolute purity in the articles
we eat pronotire perfect health is daily generally
being considered How large share in producing impure
and unwholesome food the lime and alum baking powders
have had in the past is becoming fully recognized
The absolute purity of the Royal Baking Powder not
only renders perfectly wholesome but It's freedom from
all extraneous substances makes of higher strength and
effectiveness eavenng and therefore economi
cal 1t accordingly certified by the L. 5 Govern
ment Chemists as the wholesome effective and perfect
baking powder made
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

The New England soldier boys were not
used to the fierce heat Of the southern sum
mer sun and the dazzling white sand which
parched and burned by turn during the day,
while the night time brought plague Of
mosquitoes and feas These affections, COM
bined with tire brackish drinking water from
shallow wells dug in the sand. helped to IN
tensify the thirst and general discontinue
Hundreds sckenei and died, and their re-
mains were laid away in the cemetery on the
north shore, the winds bearing over their
soon neglected graves the eternal sobbing and
meaning Of the surf; and when the storm
was abroad the wind uncovered the sepul-
chres and strewed the stands with bones and
grave clothes During our first visit to the
island. year or two ago, the writer met the
superintendent of the national cemetery at
New Orleans who had in one day picked
up twenty eight bags Of bones, which he
carried away and buried among the 4un-
known" at Chalmette. The fence has disap-
peared and the wooden headhoards were long
ago driven into the sea, and nothing now dis
tinCuishes the site of the old cemetery from
the surrounding waste, except when a pro.
truiing bone or skull shows itself.
The ordnance sergeant at the fort has
orders now aft,r twenty years to visit the
ground regularly and keep the bones covered
up
The commercial Importance and future OF
Ship Island harbor is nearing realization by
the approach of the Gulf and Ship Island
Ia.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
She Wanted = Judge or Two Killed.

There was one woman among the throng Of
siShtseers at Forest Hills " no was particularly
desirous of knowing whether any judges were
passengers On the wrecked Il ain
Judges No madam Did YOU suppose
any judges were on board"
We'll, didn't know hut there were There
are a good many judges living in DeihaI!
Dedham's great town for judges. You say
that they were mostly clerks and shop girls
who We're killed."
Yes, but their lives are Just as dear to
them"
"Oh, l know it, answered the woman; Il
know il But if We must have all accident
think it is well 10 have some distinguished
person killed. 1t makes other distinguished
people realize their responsibilities, and
teaches people that a man may be celebrated
and yet be liable, same rs others l thought
IL judge or two was killed it might have .
good effect on the young"
She went away looking the disappointed
philosopher III every line Of her face. Boston
Transcript
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
A tiny boat with two men in it, is making
the voy age from the Cape Of Good Hope TO
london
uraned wood should be washed with cold
,IInoI NANnaIIIes.

IF a woman can market well, D." saws The
Springfield Republican, -she ought to be i'll
telligent enough to vote" This idea is prob
ably based ON the assumption that the selec-
ton Of pork cLops Is a similar process TO the
selection of politicians. York World
What's His Name, the Cyclops, must have
been the originator Of the single barreled eye
glass.-Harper's Bazar.
A Sarnia editor describes his contemporary
as that freak against natures laws sand
wiched between a weazened up soul and a dis
eased Imagination. Toronto Globe.
A gentleman said to a minister: When do
you expect 70 see Deacon 5. againf" Never"
said the reverend gentleman, solemnly; the
deacon is in heaven Brooklyn UniCn
TO call a man fool is not to make him
one" says The Voice. But it makes him mad,
and the mad man is the fools brother.-New
Orleans Picayune.
Way ont in Kansas they say there Is a
travelling dramatic company playing u local
sketch entitled Ten Nights in Drug Store I"
New York Tribune.
Philip, of Chicago, is not the Armour Of
Righteousness, at least i'll aTd.-Philadelphia
Call.
No man e'er felt the voters knocks
Slugging his tender noodle
Without charging the ballot box
Was influenced by Doodle.
Whitehall Times
Col Piano, the commander Of the Italian
troops in Abyssinia, has been taken prisoner
The Abyssinians seem TO have played Piano
for . flat and " on by several octaves-Phila-
delphia Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02


from this coast is lumber, ships leaving here
every few days for European and South
American ports loaded with the pine Of Mis-
sissippi. noted among the ship and bridge
builders Of the world for its great lengths,
durability and resistance. The fish and oyster
industry OF the gulf waters is still in its in
fancy, the canning factories at Biloxi being
the only ones Of importance The tide here
in the sound rises and falls about eighteen
inches once day The water is salty in the
proportion OF to So Mississippi sound is the
name given To the more placid body Of water
inside the islands. The same is true of Chan
deleur and Breton sounds, which lie inside the
Louisiana coast islands The sand Of this
coast is pure silica, flecked with mica, and
was probably brought down from the Rocky
mountain country by the Mississippi river.
The rocks are disintegrating and the mountains
and hills are being carried to the sea It's .
slow process. but there is sea enough to swal
low aI the land The oyster may again
build its shell on the crest Of the western
mountains. Who knowsi Moses FOLSOM.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

the pioneer Of French colonization on the gulf
and founder Of the province OF Louisiana.
with his feet of four vessels laid TO, and Ship
island had its first white visitors. Bienville,
the founder Of the city of New Orleans. was
seCoad in command of the little fleet Little
did yhese men dream of the vastness of the
don sin they claimed in the name of his Bour
Dor majesty, when they installed Sauv'l.e as
governor Of Louisiana, at the little log ford Of
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

Mia Upperten-Oh, by the way, dear.
am going TO send you an invitation to n:y
party. 1t is to be next week.
Miss Sassiety-Party! Why, love, you
surprise. Is it possible you are not keeping
lenti
Miss Upperten-Oh, no. It's SO common
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A CORRESPONDENT DESCRIBES A
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION.
How the People of This Blessed Repub.
lie Flock to the Executive Mansion to
Behold the First Man and the First
Lady Of the Land.


WASHINGTON, M.rCh 2S-Pcople who
never saw White House reception-and l
suppose that not half n million Of our fifty
millions ever did-think they would like to.
and many think they could not SEE enough Of
them. Well, they could There arc thousands
Of good people here at the capital who could
choss TO walk a few blocks from their FIRE
sides, and they never see ono after they have
eeen their first
Still. il l. u scene that one may well endure
something in order to behold at least once.
1t is worth an Americans interest because it
l. an entertainment given at the first mansion
of the land 10 the people. No citizen Of any
other land enjoys an equal honor. In the
first place these receptions are always given
In the White House. and that venerable old
mansion WAS designed by its architect, Hoban,
for the purpose Ii may he said that he did
not succeed. but he did not know how large
and populOus our country would IN time be-
come, nor how the old house would be
thronged when the people want to pay their
respects TO the man they have chosen TO lie
president In common with many other in
stitutions founded by the men VII" made our
system OF government, the White House has
turned out to lie a very different thing from
what il was intended. II is grand Old saying,
Of which English speaking people are very
proud, that every mans home Is his castle. "
But tere Is an exception in the White
House. The president of the United States
h invited to enter it and make it his
home, but not to imagine for q mo
ment that it is hy any means his castle.
His front door may I've opened by the hum
bltSt bootblack III the nation. il he he clean
and decent. at any hour of the day, anG al
most any hour of the night. Everybody
may wipe his feet on the beautiful carpets
in his parlor or even on the lace curtains that
trail on the floor, if he SO please. All
day long. every day i'll the week.
men, women and children straggle in
and out OF the famous east room,
which. although it is not exactly
the parlor Of the presidents house for he has
several other psrlorS TO which the public has
che entree only on stated occasions, Vet was
intended originally as the parlor of the house,
and corresponds 10 what in nine-tenths of the
homes in this country is the parlor.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

Mr.. Wilson Barrett advises nervous people
to have nothing to do with the stage, and de-
clares that this trouble has caused him much
suffering He has q headache after every
pS,f6lmapS
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

Biloxi, which set
tlement for twenty
years or more was
the capital of the
province, until
BIeuVillc trans
ferred the seat OF
government to the
town hearing his
name, but sulIse-
9uentIy changed
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

De Jones Ito rural cousin)-You'n have to
wear dress suit at the party this evening,
you know.
Rural Cousin--Darn my buttons il l Will
amt goin' to come down here to make no
female attraction out o myself II my swal-
lowtail amt COED enough l stay at home
Pittsburg Dispa!ch.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

Our cotton growers may be interested in
the statement that there are now i'll Bokhara
1000, 600 pools, or Sc 00o, 600 pounds, OF cotton
waiting to be carried to Russia on the new
Transcaspian railway. 1t has heen aScer-
tanned that there are in the newly acquired
region 900, 900 acres of land now catered
by the Murghab that can be used for growing
cotton A company Of Americans recently
tried to buy part OF this land, but were un-
successful Moscow capital proposes to mo-
nopoliIe 1t. Already the government has been
urged 70 subsidizs the industry. Prank Les
GsI
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02


Ing built from the
through the entire
length Of the state
Of Mississippi, and
the beginning Of a
seaport city for the
. Bayou state is near
at hand. The prin-
cipal commodity
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
Spraineti His Hyphen.


All true Irishmen chuckle to note that Sir
II rhael Hicks Beach hassprained his hyphen
Philadelphia Record.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02
SHIP ISLAND, A PLACE OF MUCH HIS
TORICAL INTEREST.
Fort Nassachusetts-IenD Dayis-The Gull
Qua aoantin~-A rlucky SurgeOn-The
Settlement Of Louisiana-Lafitte and
Cole--Isutler and Farragut.
Especial Correspondence.
Biloxi, Miss, March -.

slilt1, stTNIl- u
water for the strong roll and surf of the Gulf OF
Mexico, md making safe harbor for the en-
tire length OF the Mississippi sea board. From
the land these islands, distant from ten to fif-
teen miles, look like clouds, blue or dark, rest
ing upon the bosom Of the sea but on approach
ing them, the shore line changes 10 white,
with the sand hcaped up here and there like
snow drifts the stark whiteness relieved IN
places by fringe Of stunted pines and tall
rrshes. The government chart places Ship
island just twelve miles due south OF this
ancient town of Biloxi. 4 sail of couple OF
hours, with chance Of seeing porpoises and
other denizens Of the Vastly deep, will put the
visitor either at the west end or at the quar-
anIine station in the center. Fort Massachu-
setts is the principal object Of interest at
the west end 1t was projected by Jefferson
Davis when secretary Of war, and completed
in 1856 Singular to say the home Of the eH-
Confederate chicftain is visible from the par
apets of the fort. and where, under the wide
spreading live oaks draped with moss, he Is
spending the closing wears Of his life, muSing,
perhaps, over the past-the past is present,
and the presci illusion. The fort was blown
up at the beginning OF the war by the Con
feierates, and rebuilt in its present shape in
1856. IL commands the pass between this and
Cat island, six miles distant, and has an arm
ament OF thirteen guns. One OF
the guns, a fifteen inch piece is Illus
trated. Tie fort is brick structure
and would he a mere plaything for a modern
iron ship of war. The military force consists
Of an ordnance sergeant, Whose principal
duty is to paint the guns and iron works to
prevent rust The other buildings at the
west end are the old and new light houses
the residences OF the sergeant, the inspector
of the port and light house keeper, a govern
ment warehouse and wharf, and a few old
structures, tumble down relics of the war,
built by Ben Butler, when he had headquarters
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-11
Tho Chestnut Bell Outdone.

The inventor Of the chestnut bell was be-
fore the patent Office yesterday endeavoring
to patent al improvement on hls previous
atrocious invention. The improvement con
sits of an attachment, which will probably
give u new lease Of life to the now obsolete
chestnut bell The new device consists OF an
elastic band connected with the bell but fas-
tened to the other side of the waistcoat.
When the bell is struck u miniature rat runs
across the breast of the wearer and stops in
full view Of the victim. To make it more
effective. the word rats in white letters on
q black background is inscribed on the
rat. The inventor wanted Il patent that
would cover not only the device, but the
word rats" also, his idea being to prevent
any infringement on this expression. After
due deliberation the examiner decided that so
necessary word as "rats" was not patentable
and declined to grant the monopoly 10 the
entelprising inventor The other features of
the device were favorably acted upon
Washington Star.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-11
Condensed News.

BALTIMORE, MD, March 1e.-Mr. Ro-
bert Lehr, Consul at this port for Portu-
gal and Belgium, died to-day, aged "
years.
New YORK, March 10-Louis Bieral,
the ex-custom- house inspector, who shot
Surveyor Beattie, was to-day sentenced
to five years Imprisonment al Auburn,
Ny.
NORFOLK, VA, March 10-The Ger
man Lloyd steamship Rhein, which went
ashore off Virginia Beach, has been
sighted and will enter the Capes about
o'clock this afternoon.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, March 10
Three of the largest houses OF this city
were destroyed by an incendiary fire
Tuesday night. The loss is about $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 10-Frank
Siddalls has bought the famous PAGER
Johnson. record 2:06t, from Commodore
n. w. Kittson. The price is said to have
been $500.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 10-W. Gun
ningham, civil engineer, arrived in from
Durango, Mexico, Wednesday, with
81 800 in gold and proceeded to paint the
town. BY 10 o'clock he had been robbed
of his cash, and is now trying to get it
out Of saloon-keeper.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-11
A FREE LUNCH SALOON.
Patrons Of the Institutien Briefly -
scriSsd-HSiblss Civou Away.

Patrons Of the Institution Briefly -
scrissd-Bdiblss oivon Away.
A dozen mes who lad the appearance Of
galley slaves sat at tables In she saloon, At
whose door hung . white oil cloth sign an
aouncing Chicken stew to-day" A similar
sign at tao G.. % Of to door began, Free
lunch from L. TO 2 o'clock" and wsas en- 10
specify t.c roast Leef. B'rankfurs sausage and
othsr daiies -. tllat wore Oh tap inside.
do L-auy psoolo lunch here ro:ularlyP
was asked the barssndsr.
"A great many nordnsnan, ike these ysu
sss a. the tables, patronias us," As said
"Thsy get With glass OF bear for Eve cents
bowl Of soup and bread that wouh cost from
ten ~ fifteen csass IN a Restaurant. Then
thsre 10 4 table near the door with more sub
ssaatial .diblss: ~ they gst good ns@l very
shssp. les mistake to think that ealy
Eanps and loafsrs eat free lsAckss. nnn-
Der Of Auysrs who Live in outlying districts
or the Suburbs coma ia here for bite during
ths day. Many olsrks save their money by
pswonisDs Vs."
~Do any respectable persons live On free
luneass sHtirsiyp
"a few who ara cut Of work sr IN hars lines
hss LIVED sn frss lunches all winter hn
wages we're sarni.hssd, and ks tidn's know
snsusA about law ~ protect his riyhh
He does q lisis outside work sccasieDANy,
sra makes enough 10 buy shres or four glasses
Of tsor n day VITA zach slAa hs eats .
hearty meal
"a aax who sscs figured Ell ths board Of
trade and made s., 900 a month does nearly
al his eating at frss lunch table,. hs Lest
his money aud his nerve sA the same corner.
A great many men cut OF work, nsn who
have been used to better fare would bs
objects Of public charity or starvs If re
saloon lunchs. wore not within easy reach.
We never refuse u decent looking nan uhs
looks hungry, but nrs out tramps and Ioafsr
vixen they move OH eur layout Free lunches
are nos charitable arrangements, bus they
are often means Of helping worthy people.
In one down town saloon, whore An extra
quality OF .oup l. served. the crowds at noon
tims can scarcely be accommodated. Ottsn
the tables are all filed and tho patrons stand
around the room with bowl Ia one hand
and 4 spoon in the other. A whole lss OF
besf Ii boiled up in hugo caldron. Tho soup
costs the proprietor so day, but he makes
a clear profit Of $50 OH each days sales OF
extra beer consumed Saloon keepers know
that light lunch neutralizes the effects OF
many drinks, and the capacity of the drinkers
is, as it We're, enlarged by the lunches Poll
ticians who tx up tickets, gossipers who
have nowhere else 70 loaf and men who are
out for tins are liberal patrons of tho lunch
ands-Chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-11
4 Case Of Necessity.

One expects q certain amount of "guf' in
newspapers. a particular class of writers de-
light TO strike falso chords OF sen iment and
gush. Here's an incident / witnessed myself,
which has the merit of truth. | was coming
back from Jersey City. The ferry boat wa,
about to enter the slip, when man near the
forward door Of the smoking cabin got up
and said:
Mates, I'm workingman. like the rest OF
yez. I've got wife and three children home
to-day, starving I'll grub for living, do
ANYTHING an honest man can, but want 70
to help mo now to tide me over tho night"
Several voices exclaimed "Shut up; sit
down; we've hoard that before" The man
kept his feet aud faced the crowd as it poured
through the door There was nothing Of the
professional bsggar about him, he looked like
what lie undoubtedly was-a striking coal
handler | saw one passenger give him
silver dollar. Many others gave up smaller
coins. | fingered behind and heard a gentle
man take down tho follows name and addres,
and offer him work: then the bcggar was lcf.
alone in tho cabin. | knew tho world and
Nas SUSPICIOUS. | Went back and looked in.s
the cabin window, expecting to SEQ ths
"workingman" counting out his money and
preparing for a raid OIL the next boat load
Tho poor fellow was down on his knees before
a seat. with bis head buried in his hands,
sobbng like a child. | felt particularly
small and sneaked off the boat. The moral
Of this is: Don't necessarily blacksuard
man because lie is compelled TO strike.-Nsw
York Star